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There Are Four Types of Drinker – Which One Are You?0
- Culture
- February 19, 2018
It’s easy to see alcohol consumption being a result of thousands of years of ritual and a lifetime of habit. But have you ever stopped to consider why it is you choose to drink? Knowing what motivates people to drink is important to better understanding their needs when it comes to encouraging them to
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Why American Media Fawn Over Communist Murderers 0
- Politics
- February 19, 2018
The CNN headline read, “Kim Jong Un’s sister is stealing the show at the Winter Olympics.” Then the article began with this gushing report: “If ‘diplomatic dance’ were an event at the Winter Olympics, Kim Jong Un’s younger sister would be favored to win gold.” A Washington Post reporter, Philip Bump, tweeted “You go, girl”
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Demolishing the Pillars of Prosperity in the Name of Art 0
- Economics
- February 19, 2018
Imagine you own a modest house in the countryside. You go there with your family on the weekends, fleeing the noisy and congested atmosphere of the city. Your husband and you are still paying back the mortgage you took a few years ago to purchase the house, working hard to make ends meet. Now imagine
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Why Arts-Focused Field Trips Make Students Smarter 0
- Culture
- February 19, 2018
We live in a time in which education statistics are a bit bleak. According to the Nation’s Report Card, only 40 percent of 4th grade students are proficient in math, while even fewer are proficient in reading. Given those numbers, it’s not surprising that so much attention is devoted toward ideas to turn these scores
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How Shirley Temple Responded to Sexual Harassment 0
- Culture
- February 16, 2018
Shirley Temple was probably the greatest child star, not only of her generation, but of any generation. She was not just popular, she was phenomenally, outrageously popular. No one hadn’t heard of her. Of course, her popularity was at its height in the 1930s. But even for someone growing up in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, she
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Why Security Measures Won’t Stop School Shootings 0
- Education
- February 16, 2018
When deadly school shootings like the one that took place on Valentine’s Day in Broward County, Florida occur, often they are followed by calls for more stringent security measures. For instance, after the Jan. 23 case in which a 15-year-old student allegedly shot and killed two students and wounded 16 others at a small-town high
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